Power button on remote not turning off/turning on wii

Something strange is happening with my softmodded wii. The power button doesn't turn off my wii when I hold it down, nor does it turn it back on. It puts it in this weird "standby" mode where I can't do anything except go up to the console itself, hold down the power button until it turns off, and then turn it back on. Also, the controllers never seem to go into standby, killing my battery life.